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what's up guys i'm not a martin so mitt romney gave his big bold foreign policy speech yesterday it was a chance to show his credibility to the world as a potential commander in chief of this country and what better way to do that than a speech at the virginia military institute strategically standing in front of all of us on wavering lines i mean look some presidential right but we should really be paying attention to is the rhetoric that goes a little something like this you scare americans and you drag them into war take a listen. this is a dangerous situation that has set back the hope of peace in the middle east and emboldened our mutual adversaries especially iran. iran today has never been closer to a nuclear weapons capability i'll put the leaders of iran on notion notice that the united states and our friends and allies will prevent them from acquiring nuclear weapons capability for the sake of peace we must make clear to iran through actions not just words that their nuclear pursuit will not be tolerated. yet folks that's what we call good old fashioned warmongering but unfort
what's up guys i'm not a martin so mitt romney gave his big bold foreign policy speech yesterday it was a chance to show his credibility to the world as a potential commander in chief of this country and what better way to do that than a speech at the virginia military institute strategically standing in front of all of us on wavering lines i mean look some presidential right but we should really be paying attention to is the rhetoric that goes a little something like this you scare americans...
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policy that the u.s. has had for many years while obama campaign called romney reckless and amateurish when it comes to foreign policy so far the administration has stopped short of directly arming the rebels although washington is coordinating the efforts of their allies in the region that is saudi arabia qatar turkey which are providing weapons to the rebels one way or another but those allies are saying. that they only provide smaller weapons that they would love to send heavy artillery but they don't have the green light from washington for that because reportedly the administration fears that the weapons might end up in the hands of terrorists without regard yes the current administration is more subtle as to how they support the rebels when they do support them experts say one of the reasons why the rebels are not settling down for a negotiated solution through dialogue is the signal that they get that sense that support is on the way that there will be an intervention and everybody now understands
policy that the u.s. has had for many years while obama campaign called romney reckless and amateurish when it comes to foreign policy so far the administration has stopped short of directly arming the rebels although washington is coordinating the efforts of their allies in the region that is saudi arabia qatar turkey which are providing weapons to the rebels one way or another but those allies are saying. that they only provide smaller weapons that they would love to send heavy artillery but...
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foreign policy who took part in the two day protest says washington's current stance borders on lawlessness. just about every expert in international law outside the united states will say that it leaves that there are at least some aspects of the current policy which are clear violations of international law the bureau of investigative journalism in the u.k. has counted somewhere between four hundred and eight hundred civilian deaths since two thousand and four for the u.s. drone strike that's between fifteen and thirty percent the u.n. special report through or on extrajudicial execution has said that you know if these reports are true about what the u.s. is doing they would constitute work on the pakistani parliament passed unanimously a resolution demanding that these drone strikes stop and every pakistani official says that pakistan is against us we have nothing to do with this we're not supporting the u.s. government must be called to account internationally and domestically and explain why they think their policy is legal under international law under u.s. law come clean about the is
foreign policy who took part in the two day protest says washington's current stance borders on lawlessness. just about every expert in international law outside the united states will say that it leaves that there are at least some aspects of the current policy which are clear violations of international law the bureau of investigative journalism in the u.k. has counted somewhere between four hundred and eight hundred civilian deaths since two thousand and four for the u.s. drone strike that's...
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foreign policy civilians have become the main victims from drone attacks not high level militant leaders as washington claims but president obama's counterterrorism advisor has claimed that civilian deaths from drone strikes are exceedingly rare well we do know that the bureau of investigative journalism in the u.k. has counted somewhere between four hundred hundred meter. civilian deaths since two thousand and four from u.s. drone strike so in fact far from being exceedingly rare the civilian deaths are normal that's a regular thing and in fact there are seven to fifteen times as many as the death of these so-called top level terrorist leaders so the actual policy is something completely different from the story that's being told in united states the stories being told the united states is zob about targeting top level terrorist leaders and it's not killing civilians the reality is the total opposite of that the un special rapporteur tour on extradition will and execution has said that you know if these reports are true about what the u.s. is doing they would constitute war crimes. the
foreign policy civilians have become the main victims from drone attacks not high level militant leaders as washington claims but president obama's counterterrorism advisor has claimed that civilian deaths from drone strikes are exceedingly rare well we do know that the bureau of investigative journalism in the u.k. has counted somewhere between four hundred hundred meter. civilian deaths since two thousand and four from u.s. drone strike so in fact far from being exceedingly rare the civilian...
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foreign policy reform thank you for being on r.t. . fred america's involvement in neighboring afghanistan has also seen countless civilians as well as made to lose their life plays on our t.v. we look at the legacy of washington's war eleven years on and whether it has brought more harm than good these stories and much more after the break stay with us. flying north with me in this old soviet work or so the helicopter is doctors landed near brodsky and his team from the region's medical aviation service we head across ever more barren tundra higher and higher into russia's arctic far north until eventually we see our landing spot with arrive at this tiny village after crossing hundreds of kilometers of snow a world of us as a boy here suffering from fever and the doctors are going to see what they can do but. inside a small building not one but two babies and their parents are waiting for us the doctors inspect them but can't make a diagnosis and decide to bring them to a regional hospital for better care spread lana doesn't like takin
foreign policy reform thank you for being on r.t. . fred america's involvement in neighboring afghanistan has also seen countless civilians as well as made to lose their life plays on our t.v. we look at the legacy of washington's war eleven years on and whether it has brought more harm than good these stories and much more after the break stay with us. flying north with me in this old soviet work or so the helicopter is doctors landed near brodsky and his team from the region's medical...
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by paul thanks very much indeed for bringing us this update policy reporting there. police have a used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of foreign demonstrators in bahrain's capital monella young risk a mass protesters marched in a funeral procession for an activist who died in prison after allegedly being denied proper medical treatment people in the crowd began throwing rocks and petrol bombs when security officers tried to stop them authorities have been cracking down on the opposition for twenty months but many continue hitting the streets demanding equal rights and and and to the sunni around eighty people have been killed and thousands arrested including prominent human rights activists the village op is now serving three years in prison for attending an illegal demonstration former m.p. side of assad he says there is hypocrisy in the way the west reacts to the end rest in. you problem the double standard which practiced by. trees. on those regimes. who. let's say we each relationship with them or probably they consider them as enemies but like ol
by paul thanks very much indeed for bringing us this update policy reporting there. police have a used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of foreign demonstrators in bahrain's capital monella young risk a mass protesters marched in a funeral procession for an activist who died in prison after allegedly being denied proper medical treatment people in the crowd began throwing rocks and petrol bombs when security officers tried to stop them authorities have been cracking down on the...
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policy romney's foreign policy is to cater create a reagan economic zone that would be much like the millennium challenge corporation or the other nations meet other nations to become responsible international actors by brewing there with the benefits of free trade and the ideas that have made america great two hundred years actually two words two words it's our serious foreign policy status quo all right video from wednesday night's debate has been circulating on the internet and appears to show mitt romney putting something on the podium at the beginning of the debate romney spokeswoman has said it was just a handkerchief that he was like snake it out and do. up and down there much of the social media world is wondering if the mysterious object is a set of notes maybe even stash a napkin which would mean that romney cheated so what do you think is romney cheater here at the at the end of this video he goes back and he grabs the paper and sticks of his pocket so i mean i would if it was me they gave the allies the maps of france on a little piece of a little handkerchief let me answ
policy romney's foreign policy is to cater create a reagan economic zone that would be much like the millennium challenge corporation or the other nations meet other nations to become responsible international actors by brewing there with the benefits of free trade and the ideas that have made america great two hundred years actually two words two words it's our serious foreign policy status quo all right video from wednesday night's debate has been circulating on the internet and appears to...
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how consecutive turkish governments machine very aggressive foreign policy objectives we had last year and this year turkish government threaten in the republic of cyprus governments because the cypriot government found natural oil and gas reserves in it's in gigs crucifixion i'm excited and so i think today's more bouts of peace in certain sections of search sites it's more symbolic but on a war in notes it demonstrates once again how to answer because governments push use aggressively for policy objectives we've also seen this kind of things in recent history books as well the not forgetting of course turkey making a similar move regarding northern iraq didn't it were its military hunted for kurdish militants how different is that from what syria is doing i pursue in suspected terrorists over the turkish border while the syrian government being the only legitimate administration in syria has every rights of the shoe terrorists on its territory however there's a difference issues terrorists on its territory has not threatened to go into turkey where the world knows there's training ca
how consecutive turkish governments machine very aggressive foreign policy objectives we had last year and this year turkish government threaten in the republic of cyprus governments because the cypriot government found natural oil and gas reserves in it's in gigs crucifixion i'm excited and so i think today's more bouts of peace in certain sections of search sites it's more symbolic but on a war in notes it demonstrates once again how to answer because governments push use aggressively for...
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policy aspect of it certainly something very interesting that we plan to keep our eyes on josh gerstein white house reporter for politico thanks so much thank you. well competent count is up next on our t.v. let's check in with lauren lister to see what is on the agenda today hello lauren hi there christine i know you know and probably everybody in the audience knows that in the united states tonight is the first mitt romney baracoa obama debate of the presidential election race and we don't often veer into politics on this show but being that the country is at a crucial point and this is and election it could be largely determined based on the economy we do want to talk about what the outcomes could be and what it means for the economy especially christine it is an anniversary today four years ago on this date george w. bush signed tarp into law so there was a lot to reflect on and a lot to think about looking forward and we have gerald celeb trends forecaster to help tell us what he sees general that's one man who never hold his tongue and yeah the debate should be interesting focusin
policy aspect of it certainly something very interesting that we plan to keep our eyes on josh gerstein white house reporter for politico thanks so much thank you. well competent count is up next on our t.v. let's check in with lauren lister to see what is on the agenda today hello lauren hi there christine i know you know and probably everybody in the audience knows that in the united states tonight is the first mitt romney baracoa obama debate of the presidential election race and we don't...
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policy for a long gun back at least to a side top of the first world war so it's that's not a new fee. the problem is you know what's the best way to. promote democracy is it by for military intervention is it by trying to impose your own system on other people is there even a way to impose democracy recent experience which is just that it's very problematic trying to export your system to another country you can see that clearly in the case of afghanistan and also in the case in the case case of iraq but that there is this cut american ideology of democracy promotion that democracy is not just good for america it's good for the rest of the world it's not just good for it from a political point of view it's also good from the point of view if you're pieces of quote good motives i think underlying you know united states democracy promotion but as you say the way the way they go they go about it does have a tendency to undermine its own goals iraq is not a very stable country at this point stable is a word that doesn't apply to afghanistan addle and then you know we hear a lot of talk a
policy for a long gun back at least to a side top of the first world war so it's that's not a new fee. the problem is you know what's the best way to. promote democracy is it by for military intervention is it by trying to impose your own system on other people is there even a way to impose democracy recent experience which is just that it's very problematic trying to export your system to another country you can see that clearly in the case of afghanistan and also in the case in the case case...
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policy for a long time on gun back at least a lot said tom of the first world war so it's that's not a new fee. the problem is you know what's the best way to. promote democracy is it by for military intervention is a by trying to impose your own system of other people is there even a way to impose democracy will recent experience which is just that it's very problematic trying to export your system to another country and see that clearly in the case of afghanistan and also in the case in the case of case of right but the deal there is this come to america an ideology of democracy promotion that you know that democracy is not just good for america it's good for the rest of the world it's not just good for it from a political point of view it's also good from the point of view of few pieces and quite good motives i think underlying united states democracy promotion but as you say the way the way they go they go about it does have a tendency to on the money zone go you know if he talks with some of the former he were us officials today some of them actually acknowledge that the wars es
policy for a long time on gun back at least a lot said tom of the first world war so it's that's not a new fee. the problem is you know what's the best way to. promote democracy is it by for military intervention is a by trying to impose your own system of other people is there even a way to impose democracy will recent experience which is just that it's very problematic trying to export your system to another country and see that clearly in the case of afghanistan and also in the case in the...
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policy of it in the head and now fox news is trying to make president obama look like a foreign policy quack too is this the right's plan the heading into november and their so-called october surprise for american voters and from paper and pens to computers and desk chairs staples business model as all of your office needs covered unfortunately staples business model has the destruction of the american economy covered to tell you winds and eyes. in the most of the rest of the news this week the two thousand and three u.s. soldier was killed in afghanistan this is the nation's longest running war and it's also the forgotten war the two thousand death of an american soldier didn't get near the attention it deserves in our corporate media nor did how many afghan civilians have been killed in this war the u.n. estimates that more than thirteen thousand innocent afghan civilians have died so far although the u.n. only started keeping track in two thousand and seven six years after the war started so the numbers probably much closer to twenty thousand or maybe. and many more than that a lot
policy of it in the head and now fox news is trying to make president obama look like a foreign policy quack too is this the right's plan the heading into november and their so-called october surprise for american voters and from paper and pens to computers and desk chairs staples business model as all of your office needs covered unfortunately staples business model has the destruction of the american economy covered to tell you winds and eyes. in the most of the rest of the news this week the...
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policy but once again and in. making the american public and the public in general that's. watching this network think that there are rosy situations happening in these countries when that's not the case as we've seen with buffering and and it's defrauding viewers and it's defrauding their own journalists i was not told as a journalist working at the network that this was going on it wasn't clearly disclosed to me that at the same time i was investigating the buffering regime buffering was a paying customer at c.n.n. and you did this all you found this out all through your own research what did c.n.n. tell you in terms of that when you were like hey why aren't you playing my documentary that i you know. danger and to to bring this story and what what did they tell you as to you know why they weren't playing it well that's what made me more suspicious is because they never gave us an answer they never told us why they weren't weren't playing it even though i asked the head of c.n.n. and international twice about it
policy but once again and in. making the american public and the public in general that's. watching this network think that there are rosy situations happening in these countries when that's not the case as we've seen with buffering and and it's defrauding viewers and it's defrauding their own journalists i was not told as a journalist working at the network that this was going on it wasn't clearly disclosed to me that at the same time i was investigating the buffering regime buffering was a...
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policy interests you know it's really it's so hard to tell because we're talking about places in the world where there's already some amount of anti-american sentiment but what we don't do know is that whenever the u.s. is going into a country and exerting its force they're going to polarize public debate in those countries so to us and tell you a sentiment it's not that's the beginning of the iceberg the tip of the iceberg really because we're also talking about governments in those countries that are seen as cooperating with the united states they want lose their legitimacy in their own publics views that can have a destabilizing effect on democracies and governments all across the world where we're conducting drone strikes and i want to talk about why people advocate drone proponents of drones and the u.s. government they say and they they tell this precedes it that is enabled by drone and it's presumed that such precision is able to pinpoint its targets and limit civilian deaths does this report say otherwise. well the problem is that we're talking about a technology that's far b
policy interests you know it's really it's so hard to tell because we're talking about places in the world where there's already some amount of anti-american sentiment but what we don't do know is that whenever the u.s. is going into a country and exerting its force they're going to polarize public debate in those countries so to us and tell you a sentiment it's not that's the beginning of the iceberg the tip of the iceberg really because we're also talking about governments in those countries...
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or at a press conference saying that one of his priorities in the foreign policy will be restoring relations with moscow definitely when saakashvili and his party were contemplating changes to the constitution which will grant more powers to the prime minister next year when saakashvili steps down certainly the he probably did not expect that things would go out this way and many experts have already described it that saakashvili has been digging his own hole certainly this loss in the election is not only playing well because you know he lost it and he was also always very determined to be victorious in this election but it could have very serious implications for him first of all the many experts are now saying that the new parliamentary majority might might investigate the prison torture incident which was published in september and old links will most probably. be and his team so she could have serious legal complications possibly a lawsuit or maybe even prison for this scandal which happened in georgia but definitely what we know already from the. really and he said that it is easy to s
or at a press conference saying that one of his priorities in the foreign policy will be restoring relations with moscow definitely when saakashvili and his party were contemplating changes to the constitution which will grant more powers to the prime minister next year when saakashvili steps down certainly the he probably did not expect that things would go out this way and many experts have already described it that saakashvili has been digging his own hole certainly this loss in the election...
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or at a press conference saying that one of his priorities in the foreign policy will be restoring relations with moscow because definitely ties between russia and georgia were very strained in the decade which has been a power and this according to finish really is one of his priorities on the domestic level certainly we are waiting waiting to see what a few steps will take but definitely the international factor is more interesting here and probably than. next couple of months maybe a year will be very interesting and very turbulent for ga this takeoff of. really the election results obviously came as a blow to his party and personally to him he hadn't expected this it already. was definitely wants and his party were contemplating changes to the constitution which will grant more powers to the prime minister next year when saakashvili steps down certainly the he probably did not expect that things would go out this way and many experts have already described it that saakashvili has been digging his own hole certainly this lost in the election is not only painful because you know he lost it
or at a press conference saying that one of his priorities in the foreign policy will be restoring relations with moscow because definitely ties between russia and georgia were very strained in the decade which has been a power and this according to finish really is one of his priorities on the domestic level certainly we are waiting waiting to see what a few steps will take but definitely the international factor is more interesting here and probably than. next couple of months maybe a year...
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powers on afghanistan but other part of it has to do also with the policies which have been pursued by nato in afghanistan these policies have not really transformed they question on the ground they have not greatly improved the lives of people and they have not contributed to building up of afghan infrastructure as some had promised more importantly i think what we are seeing is that there is a sponsor from afghan population which certain extent is reflected by the counter attacks from taliban and its allies there is a great deal of resentment against that tax by drones which have led to the deaths of many many innocent civilians and afghanistan even the afghan president himself karzai has called on nato to curb these efforts and stop them because they are ending up killing a lot of innocents and creating a great deal of anger and pattern isn't powered nato discontent with the conflicts also brewing in the u.k. to this we hear from a british m.p. was suspended from the house of commons for his fiery antiwar speech. the war is being prolonged by those that have the need canada that
powers on afghanistan but other part of it has to do also with the policies which have been pursued by nato in afghanistan these policies have not really transformed they question on the ground they have not greatly improved the lives of people and they have not contributed to building up of afghan infrastructure as some had promised more importantly i think what we are seeing is that there is a sponsor from afghan population which certain extent is reflected by the counter attacks from taliban...
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of suckers for these charges that the opposition really of puppets of russia and i think we may see foreign policy come back in the new year as a big divisive issue an issue that saakashvili might try to play on in order to restore his standing and his support from the west which was of course huge in the run up to the election all right inside analysis from mark almond oxford historian and visiting professor of international relations that bill kent university in turkey thank you mark thank you for. the syrian crisis dominated every day of the u.n. general assembly meeting in new york fiery speeches and discussions didn't bring the international community any closer to finding a solution when given the floor on the final day of the gathering syria's foreign minister made it clear that peace cannot be reached on several countries persistently arm and finance the opposition parties marina portal has details. well he. spoke at length about the ongoing eighteen month civil war taking place in his country he accused the u.s. france turkey saudi arabia and qatar of inducing and aiding terrorism
of suckers for these charges that the opposition really of puppets of russia and i think we may see foreign policy come back in the new year as a big divisive issue an issue that saakashvili might try to play on in order to restore his standing and his support from the west which was of course huge in the run up to the election all right inside analysis from mark almond oxford historian and visiting professor of international relations that bill kent university in turkey thank you mark thank...
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syria's foreign minister poised to fingo blame as rebel friendly states that he says by terrorism in his country that he finds by a bar of criticism because you are. nato secretary general because it is an early troop withdrawal from afghanistan amidst us takes in find the time and of flogging will roll. and more news for you in about ten minutes from now up next paul is here to bring us all the latest sporting action. thank you very much you're welcome to the sports headlines here's what's coming up . brave paul. prepare for game with to win the champions league because they welcome scorsese champions celtic. over and out and in defense of the t twenty cricket world cup comes to an end as they move by nineteen runs to host sri lanka. and fighting backs back alexander yaml yang continues his rise back up the mixed martial arts rankings with a dominant display in moscow. but starting with football in sparta moscow have injury concerns ahead of tuesday's champions league clash with celtic at the newsmaking stadium the moscow club are still looking for their first points in this is comp
syria's foreign minister poised to fingo blame as rebel friendly states that he says by terrorism in his country that he finds by a bar of criticism because you are. nato secretary general because it is an early troop withdrawal from afghanistan amidst us takes in find the time and of flogging will roll. and more news for you in about ten minutes from now up next paul is here to bring us all the latest sporting action. thank you very much you're welcome to the sports headlines here's what's...
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presence and flawed policy that. it's quite obvious that the united states military is leaving behind a new war faction or a new militia in afghanistan in addition to the dozens that already exist and i'm referring to the of gun national army at least parts of that are well trained by the us military and this national army is now turning against its benefactors its mentors afghan national army is is one of the blunders of the u.s. military in afghanistan in addition to. the mess that created in that country over the past decade three thousand american citizens died on nine eleven the u.s. military blunders resulted in an additional two thousand americans dying in a plane is done over the past decade and these are the american soldiers in afghanistan this mess basically belongs purely to the u.s. military to pentagon to the cia because understand has been their baby. plans for a new justice security bill in the u.k. of spot criticism of the country could expand its system of secret courts it's claimed the move could h
presence and flawed policy that. it's quite obvious that the united states military is leaving behind a new war faction or a new militia in afghanistan in addition to the dozens that already exist and i'm referring to the of gun national army at least parts of that are well trained by the us military and this national army is now turning against its benefactors its mentors afghan national army is is one of the blunders of the u.s. military in afghanistan in addition to. the mess that created in...